Came out slightly ahead this week as I did get one extra purchase courtesy of a wishlist sale.

New Titles:
- If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- (Steam)
- Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition
- Beat and 100%'d Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Steam)

Currently focused on beating the main story for Samurai Warriors 5 and finishing up Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition for this week. There are no new releases on the horizon so I may grab a couple more wishlist titles that are still on sale after getting paid.

Picked up a few new titles, but most of them are double-dips and won't count against the backlog. Otherwise, it was a pretty chill week.

New Titles:
- Hades (PSN)*
- Alphadia Genesis 2 (PSN)*
- Rise Eterna (PSN)*
- Axiom Verge 2 (PSN)
- Shadows of Adam (PSN)*

Progress:
- Beat Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4)
- 100%'d Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (SwitchDL)
- Mastered Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Steam)

Also started recording my next Let's Play, so most of the weekend was spent editing the first session of that along with trying a challenge run of FF3 Pixel Remaster to beat the game without using Ninja or Sage. Turns out I pulled it off in under 8 hours at Level 48, so I'm counting that as a Mastery run on backloggery.

Not seeing much on the horizon for this week, especially since the rumor of FF4 Pixel Remaster releasing Thursday is likely not true, so I'll likely focus on Samurai Warriors 5 for console play and maybe see about finally 100%ing DKC: Tropical Freeze for "on-the-go." If not that, then something else.

Well, the summer sales struck and I ended up picking up a few titles I wanted to check out.

New Titles:
- Fairune Collection (SwitchDL)*
- Sakura Succubus (PSN)
- Sakura Succubus 2 (PSN)
- Touhou Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers (PSN)*
- Lily of the Hollow - Resurrection (SwitchDL)
- Reverse Memories (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 2
- Beat and 100%'d Reverse Memories

Hoping to get back to Samurai Warriors 5 for console focus and work on Lily of the Hollow - Resurrection for "on-the-go." There's nothing in the pipeline for this week and other sales run until next month so any other wish list titles I may get on sale can wait until I get paid, so this may be a quiet gaming week.

Well, nothing for this week in terms of new titles or progress as I spent a good chunk of it running SMZ3 co-op seeds with friends.

Still working on cleaning up the rest of Samurai Warriors 5, though that may take another 2 weeks or so. I also started reading Lily of the Hollow - Resurrection, but it's been slow going.

No new releases on the radar for this week, but I may get some more wishlist games that are on sale courtesy of payday arriving.

Made up for last week by basically getting every wish list game that was on sale, so hopefully this all fits in one post. And yet I somehow ended up with positive progress.

New Titles:
- Wing of Darkness (PSN)
- Sakura Succubus 3 (PSN)
- Pretty Girls Panic! (PSN)
- The Seventia Collection (PSN)
- Alwa's Awakening (PSN)
- Undead Darlings ~no cure for love~ (PSN)
- Heavy Burger (PSN)*
- Spice and Wolf VR (SwitchDL)
- Spice and Wolf VR2 (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Lily of the Hollow - Resurrection (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Pretty Girls Panic!
- Beat and 100%'d Spice and Wolf VR
- Beat and 100%'d Spice and Wolf VR2
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 3
- 100%'d Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4)

I'm in a bit of a no-man's land right now as I don't want to get too absorbed into another console game both to focus on recording Time and Eternity as well as expecting Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster this week. Currently undecided on on-the-go, so I'll play it by ear. No new releases expected this week either.

Quiet week this week as I took it easy and played what I wanted.

New Titles:
- Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Steam)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

Started a chill replay of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for "on-the-go" and am a little more than halfway through it as I decide what to focus on for console this week.

Undecided on getting Cruis'n Blast, but I'm expecting a few games for my birthday later this week too.

Another fairly chill week as I opted to focus on some projects outside of gaming.

New Titles:
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Switch)*
- WarioWare: Get It Together! (Switch)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS, Replay)

Started Mary Skelter 2 on Switch and am about halfway done on that. It's counting for my "on-the-go" title for now as I'm mostly playing it in handheld mode at the moment. Since I'm on vacation this week, I want to use some time to get my current Let's Play fully recorded before shifting to a major console focus.

New releases are trickling in as there are some digital games on both PSN and eShop releasing and my copies of a couple of releases from earlier this month that had shipping delays are expected this week too.

This week was only the beginning of a deluge that I expect to continue through October.

New Titles:
- Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 (Switch)*
- Tales of Arise (PS4+5)
- Grisaia Phantom Trigger 06 (SwitchDL)
- Razion EX (SwitchDL)
- Sakura Swim Club (PSN)
- Crisis Wing (PSN)
- Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies (PSN)
- Onee Chanbara Origin (PSN)
- ActRaiser Renaissance (PSN)*
- Castlevania Advance Collection (PSN)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Mary Skelter 2 (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Crisis Wing

Expecting Mary Skelter Finale, the new Melty Blood, and likely Asdivine Saga this week, plus a few more wishlist titles since I get my fall bonus this week too.

Currently focused on ActRaiser Renaissance for console and plan to start Grisaia Phantom Trigger 06 for "on the go" later today. Also aiming to finish recording my current main Let's Play since I still have this week off and can just take it easy.

Well, I may be able to argue that this week broke even...

New Titles:
- Mary Skelter Finale (PS4)
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PSN)
- Asdivine Saga (PSN)
- Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R- (PSN)

Progress:
- Beat ActRaiser Renaissance (PSN)
- Beat Time and Eternity (PS3, Let's Play replay)
- Beat and 100%'d Grisaia Phantom Trigger 06 (SwitchDL)

Working on finishing up the NG+ run of Time and Eternity to showcase the final ending as well as several of the game's key scenes with the different heroine active. Once that's done, I'll very likely aim to finish the Platinum for ActRaiser Renaissance and decide where to go from there.

Looking forward to Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania and Metroid Dread this week. But I'm pretty sure there will be more as this month is full of new releases.

Pretty good week this week as I was able to finish up a few titles and get started on a couple more I'd been wanting to.

New Titles:
- Cruis'n Blast (Switch)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (PS5)*
- Metroid Dread (Switch)
- Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (PS4)

Progress:
- 100%'d Time and Eternity (PS3, Let's Play replay)
- 100%'d ActRaiser Renaissance (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Swim Club (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Dracula X (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (PSN)

Currently expecting a couple of new releases this week, 1 physical and at least 1 digital, and that could always increase- as usual since some things may go on sale and I get paid later this week.

For now, I'm kind of jumping between Metroid Dread (I *really* have to be in the right kind of mood to deal with the EMMI sections) and the Castlevania Advance Collection with Harmony of Dissonance.

A pretty productive week as, despite grabbing a few wish list games on sale, all of those don't count against the backlog, and the one unexpected new release was both quick and excellent.

New Titles:
- Xuan Yuan Sword 7 (PS4)
- Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Steam)*
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (Steam)*
- ACA NeoGeo Puzzle Bobble 2 (PSN)*
- Gleylancer (PSN)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Gleylancer

Still making slow, steady progress on Metroid Dread as I'm still enjoying exploring everywhere I can after each new power up. Otherwise there's currently nothing on the radar for new releases this week and I'm fairly undecided on what else to focus on right now.

Quiet week this week as I managed to avoid buying anything new and just took it easy, especially after hitting a snag on what to focus on after finishing Dread.

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Metroid Dread (Switch)
- Beat If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- (Steam)

This week will more than make up for it in terms of new releases as there are 2-3 coming in, plus any digital titles that may come in too.

For now, I'm working on finishing up If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- and am doing a chill play of Mario Golf: Super Rush during doggo time.

Might've overdone it this week thanks to a big combination of sales and new releases, though a good number of them aren't being counted against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Forest Guardian (SwitchDL)
- 7 Billion Humans (SwitchDL)
- ASOBU Tights Puzzle Lesson (SwitchDL)
- The Caligula Effect 2 (PS4)
- Corpse Party (PSN)*
- Capcom Arcade Stadium (PSN)*
- Linelight (SwitchDL)*
- Flipon (SwitchDL)*
- Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (PS4)*
- Eiyu*Senki Gold - A New Conquest (Steam)
- Ogre Tale (Steam)
- Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (PSN)

Progress:
- 100%'d If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- (Steam)
- 100%'d If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- New Wings: Akari (Steam)
- Beat and 100%'d Mario Golf: Super Rush (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d ASOBU Tights Puzzle Lesson

Heavily focused on Voice of Cards as I got hooked on it from the demo and expect to finish it up sometime this week while chilling with Linelight for "on-the-go." Might even double-dip and get its PSN version to play through again afterwards.

Not much on the radar for new releases this week besides a couple of potential quickies. The ones I'm looking forward to the most in the near future start arriving next week.

Mostly pure progress this week as I only picked up one new title that wasn't a double dip and cleaned up a few short ones in preparation for this week's releases that I've been looking forward to.

New Titles:
- Linelight (PSN)*
- Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back! (PSN)*
- Pretty Girls Panic! PlUS (PSN)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Linelight (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d Pretty Girls Panic! PLUS
- Beat and 100%'d Linelight (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Beyond Blue (PSN)
- Beat and 100%'d If My Heart Had Wings (Steam)

Started Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue for my current "on-the-go" focus for the next little while, and am mostly waiting for Blue Reflection 2 to arrive in the mail later today to start that. Also looking forward to the Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster and maybe my copy of Neptunia x Senran Kagura at the end of the week.

Of course, anything else is always possible thanks to surprise releases or sales.

Effectively broke even this week thanks to not everything new counting against the backlog right now.

New Titles:
- Astria Ascending (PS5)*
- Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)
- Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (Steam)*
- Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (PS4)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

Not much on the radar for this week beyond maybe a quickie VN slated for eShop release in a few days that I may get right away, but anything could happen, as usual.

Since I finished FF5 PR I do want to get back to Blue Reflection 2 ASAP, but also want to stream/record a couple of Wild Arms sessions to make progress on that. Also still working on Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Sky during doggo time- when I don't have anything more important to do, so that's been getting only 30-60 minutes a day at most.

Quiet week this week as I managed to avoid buying anything new and balanced out my main gaming focuses as time permitted.

Progress:
- Beat Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Switch)

I'm nearing end-game for Blue Reflection: Second Light and expect to beat it within the next couple of days, though a second run is basically necessary for the Platinum and I don't know if I'll start that right away or not.

Got 1 of the 5 endings for Aokana, so that will likely take another week or two to fully complete at the rate I'm going.

No new releases expected for this week, but I fully intend to take advantage of the current Black Friday sale going on on PSN, as it covers a good half dozen of wish list items.

Did pretty well this week despite buying a good number of sale games.

New Titles:
- Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey (PSN)
- Cyber Shadow (PSN)
- Habroxia 2 (PSN)
- Fairune Collection (PSN)*
- Tears of Avia (PSN)
- Light Fairytale Episode 2 (PSN)
- Dragon Quest Builders (SwitchDL)*

Progress:
- Beat Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Habroxia 2
- Beat and 100%'d Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey

There are a few eShop titles on sale that I plan to get later today, plus 1-2 new releases this week, so it'll be another big one.

I'll likely start a second run of Blue Reflection: Second Light to get its true ending and Platinum while I have about 1.5 routes left on Aokana, so I expect to at least finish the latter this week.

Well, the Steam and eShop sales struck again but, thanks to not all of them counting against the backlog, I actually broke even this week.

New Titles:
- Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen (Steam)*
- Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception (Steam)*
- Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (Steam)*
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA ~complete~ (SwitchDL)
- Arcaea (SwitchDL)
- Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- 100%'d Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury: Bowser's Fury (Switch)

Currently the only expected release for this week is the Danganronpa Decadence collection on Switch and, while there are some PSN games I want to get, they're on sale through next week so I'll most likely get them after next payday.

Hoping to finish the Platinum for Blue Reflection: Second Light this week for my console focus as well as likely getting started and progressing on the Vita version of Danganronpa V3. Progress is uncertain courtesy of things getting busy for the holidays around here (which has also been eating into my streaming schedule).

Well, I nearly broke even this week, but decided to grab a couple of eShop games right away rather than wait until getting paid this week.

New Titles:
- Danganronpa Decadence (Switch)*
- Kubinashi Recollection (SwitchDL)
- Lovekami ~Healing Harem~ (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- 100%'d Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)

After finishing Blue Reflection 2, I hit a bit of a slump in not being able to decide on a focus for a few days. I did try to start Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony on Vita but haven't quite gotten into it yet, and started up Kubinashi Recollection instead, immediately getting hooked on its charm for on-the-go. For console, I'm a bit more than halfway through an RPG Maker game made by some old acquaintances that will currently remain nameless (unless asked directly) that I'll just call a bit of a guilty pleasure title before deciding to get its sequel that just released.

Nothing new on the radar for new releases this week, so I'll very likely get the PS4 port of Rune Factory 4, Ghost Sync, and Kaze and the Wild Masks while they're all still on sale after getting paid.

Positive progress this week as I cleaned up a few titles after picking up a few more, including a Kickstarter one I wasn't expecting.

New Titles:
- [NAME REDACTED] II (Steam)*
- Rune Factory 4 Special (PSN)*
- Ghost Sync (PSN)
- Kaze and the Wild Masks (PSN)
- Clockwork Aquario (PSN)
- Rewrite+ (Steam)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d [NAME REDACTED] (PC)
- Beat and 100%'d Kubinashi Recollection (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d [NAME REDACTED] II (Steam)

Currently undecided on what to focus on next for consoles but either Neptunia x Senran Kagura or one of the PSN games I got last week will likely win out while I focus on some mini-VNs during doggo time for "on-the-go."

Nothing on the radar for new releases this week, and I don't plan to get any wish list titles since I expect a few new games for Christmas.